他的腿部肌肉在他卧床不起的七个月中萎缩了。

The muscles in his legs had atrophied during the seven months he was bedridden.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
=2 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=2 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=2 的 dí really and truly
=2 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
3 腿部 tuǐbù leg
4 肌肉 jīròu
  1. muscle
  2. flesh
5 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
6 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
7 卧床不起 wòchuángbùqǐ to be completely bedridden (due to illness or infirmity); to take to one's bed (and be likely to die)
=8 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=8 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=8 的 dí really and truly
=8 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
9 七 qī
  1. seven
  2. 7
=10 个 gě used in 自個兒 zìgěr
=10 个 gè
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
=10 个 gè variant of 個 gè
11 月中 yuèzhōng
  1. the middle of the month
  2. (Tw) (coll.) postpartum care center (abbr. for 月子中心 yuèzizhōngxīn)
12 萎缩 wěisuō
  1. to wither
  2. to dry up (of a plant)
  3. to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
=13 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=13 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)
=13 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=13 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào